Posts Tagged: Senator Chuck Grassley
Capitol Hill Roundup for the Week of December 3, 2018
This week on Capitol Hill, the Senate appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on efforts leading to advanced nuclear reactor technology while the Senate rules committee will …
USPTO Director Andrei Iancu Discusses Patentability of Algorithms, PTAB Proceedings at Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Harris followed up by asking whether algorithms were mathematical representations of laws of nature. “You’re getting right to the heart of the issue,” Iancu said. …
USPTO Director Nominee Andrei Iancu has Confirmation Hearing Before the Senate Judiciary Committee
On the afternoon of Wednesday, November 29th, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing to consider the nomination of four political appointees from …
St. Regis Mohawks, BIO send letters to Senate Judiciary slamming the unfair playing field of IPRs at PTAB
On Thursday, October 12th, a pair of letters addressed to the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee were delivered in an attempt to inform Senators on …
Senate judiciary committee holds nomination hearing for Vishal J. Amin to serve as IPEC
At the top of Amin’s prepared remarks delivered to the Senate judiciary committee, he noted the fact that the importance of protecting IP was made explicit …
Senate judiciary committee holds hearing on intellectual property as a driver of innovation
“As a society, we depend on innovators… to make our lives better and to solve the challenges we face,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the …
Cruel and Unusual: Rumors swirl, still no answer on PTO Director
Fresh rumors surfaced late last night, however, suggesting that Commissioner for Patents Drew Hirshfeld is currently Acting Director of the USPTO. Two independent sources also told us …
IP and the 115th Congress: Meet the Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee is where any action relating to intellectual property reform will be played out during the 115th Congress, at least on the Senate side …
Stepping Back from the Cliff: The Year Congress Didn’t Cave to the Anti-Patent Lobby
For a many years, the pied pipers of the anti-patent lobby whistled the patent troll melody and Congress, desperately in need of a glorious bipartisan victory, pushed …
Senators told FTC report on patent assertion entities due out this spring
When patents were brought up in the hearing, however, it seemed to focus mainly on their effects in the pharmaceutical world. Ramirez’s prepared remarks for the …
Patent Reform Returns: Venue Reform Bill to be introduced in Senate
While widespread patent reform seems unlikely during the remainder of the 114th Congress, targeted patent reform is another matter entirely. Indeed, the Senate Committee on Small Business & …
The Patent System: It is important for America that we get it right
Small businesses and independent inventors are critical to revolutionary advancement of American technology. They file over 20% of the applications at the USPTO, and their patents are more …
President Obama should nominate Judge Raymond Chen to the Supreme Court
Chen, an Obama appointee, was confirmed only several years ago by a vote of 97-0. Born in 1968 he is 47 years old, meaning he could easily serve on …
Will a Patent Question Come Up At The Presidential Debates?
At this point in the presidential cycle it is too early to expect a great deal of substance on issues like patents? The point where patents may …
Patent Reform in 2016, Maybe Not as Dead as you Think
As interesting as the Senate may become when patent reform resurfaces, the dynamic in the House will be fascinating for many reasons. Since patent reform stalled there …
